Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 5

Reuters Staff

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PRAGUE, March 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
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**For a schedule of corporate and economic events:
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SLOVAK CRISIS: Slovakia's president said on Sunday he would
seek talks with parties and urged changes in government or early
elections to renew public trust following the murder of an
investigative journalist that has shaken the nation.
Story: Related news:
CEE MARKETS: Hungarian and Polish stocks hit their lowest
levels for several months on Friday, knocked by fears of a
global trade war, even though Central Europe's biggest
independent lender OTP published an upbeat earnings report.
Story: Related news:
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2018
vs Euro 25.381 25.332 -0.19 0.57
vs Dollar 20.646 20.35 -1.45 2.97
Czech Equities 1,106.02 1,106.02 -1.05 2.58
U.S. Equities 24,538.06 24,608.98 -0.29 -0.73
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT
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SKODA AUTO: Volkswagen's Skoda Auto is considering adding
more shifts in its Czech plants so that it could raise annual
production by up to 75,000 cars and it could reach 2 million
cars made in a yar by the middle of the next decade, chairman
Bernhard Maier told Germany's Handelsblatt in an interview.
Maier also said Skoda planned to invest 2 billion euros
($2.46 billion) into electromobility and digitalisation, but
Hospodarske Noviny did not add any time frame or further details
on this plan.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
(Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for
their accuracy.)
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